Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Joseph Masat
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1990No. 88-2093PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Kenneth Masat appeals from his conviction for tax evasion, contending that he is entitled to a new trial due to improper questioning on voir dire, errors in jury instructions, duplicitous indictment, excluded expert testimony, improper discovery, ineffective assistance of counsel, and failure to comply with 26 U.S.C. § 6103(h)(5). Because we find that there was a significant error in the jury instructions, we must reverse and remand for new trial.
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Masat was charged by indictment with three counts of tax evasion, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201, for the…
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